Tupiza weather in August

In August, Tupiza sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 2 mm of precipitation across 0.6 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Tupiza's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tupiza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
2 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:49 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
18%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Tupiza is city of Bolivia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Tupiza reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 18°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Tupiza

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Tupiza weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 11720.313.24.7
Feb20° / 9017.312.74.9
Mar20° / 6414.312.25.8
Apr21° / 153.911.57.8
May19° / 20.6118.2
Jun17° / -0°00.110.77.6
Jul17° / -1°10.310.87.5
Aug19° / 20.611.38.2
Sep21° / 71.711.98.3
Oct23° / 204.612.58.0
Nov23° / 338.7137.1
Dec22° / 7715.213.35.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
29010
39010
48911
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78812
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tupiza gets around 2 mm of rain and snow over 0.6 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 2% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
72
82
92
102
112
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182
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311

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
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Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
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248calm
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278calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:59 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:595:59
211.06:586:00
311.06:586:00
411.16:576:00
511.16:576:01
611.16:566:01
711.16:556:02
811.16:556:02
911.16:546:02
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1611.36:496:05
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1911.36:476:06
2011.36:466:06
2111.46:456:06
2211.46:446:07
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2611.46:416:08
2711.56:406:08
2811.56:396:08
2911.56:386:09
3011.56:376:09
3111.56:366:09

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.99 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 6.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.2Intense
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176.3Intense
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316.8Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Tupiza?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Tupiza for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Tupiza in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Tupiza sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 1°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Tupiza in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tupiza peaks around January 18 at about 18 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 7 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 18UV 18Jul 11UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan18Extreme
Feb18Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov16Extreme
Dec18Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tupiza?

Tupiza sits at 21.4°S, 65.7°W, 2,961 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Villazón, 73 km away.

TarijaUyuniBermejoPotosíProfesor Salvador MazzaYacuibaTartagal

Topography around Tupiza

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Tupiza.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tupiza has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 629 m around an average of 3,070 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,536 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,219 m.

The land around Tupiza is covered by grassland (33%) and bare terrain (33%) within 3 km, grassland (38%), bare terrain (32%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and bare terrain (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
629 m
16 km
1,536 m
80 km
3,219 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Villazón 73 km · Tarija 103 km · Uyuni 159 km · Bermejo 202 km · Potosí 207 km · Profesor Salvador Mazza 220 km · Yacuiba 220 km · Tartagal 231 km

Bolivia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 40% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,148
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.4
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
21.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 521
Religion
Roman Catholic 65%Protestant 20%none 6%other 5%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Tupiza (-21.4434°, -65.7188°, elevation 2,961 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).